The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-07-30


chapel pastor. His tall and yet rotund
body and his broad red face might
easily be mistaken for the outward
man of sturdy farmer. and he likes
his pipe and glass. He dimes every
Sunday. and at least once a week be-
sides, at the house OF one OF his stout
est upholders. IL Is said that at such
dinner. after large plateful OF black
currant pudding. finding there was
still some Juice left. he lifted the plate
10 his mouth and carefully licked II
All round; the hostess fastened 10 offer
spoon, but he declined, thinking that
was much the best way to gather the
essence OF the fruit. So simple were
his manners he needed no spoon; and,
indeed. II we looked back, the apostles
managed without forks and put their
fingers In the dish. After dinner the
cognac-bottle is produced, and the
pastor fills his lumber half full OF
spirit, and but lightly dashes IL with
water. II is cognac. and not common
brandy; for your chapel minister thinks
il an aflront il anything more common
than the best French liquor is put be-
fore him. He likes 1t strong, and with
II his long clay pipe. Very frequently
another minister's two or
three--come in at the same time and
take the same dinner. and afterward
form a genial circle. with cognac and
tobacco, when the room speedily be-
comes full of smoke and the bottle OF
brandy soon disappears. In these
family parties there Is not the least
approach TO over-conviyiality; IL Is
merely the custom--no one thinks any
thing of u glass and pipe; IL is per-
fecily innocent; il Is not local thing.
but common and understood. The
consumption OF brandy and tobacco
and the good things of dinner, tea and
supper Cfor the party generally SIT out
the three meals), must i'm a month cost
the host n good deal Of money, but all
things are cheerfully borne for the
good Of the church. Never were men
feasted with such honest goodwill as
these pastors. and il budding Paul or
Silas happens TO come along who has
scarce vet passed his ordination the
youthful divine may stay week II he
likes and lick the platter clean. In
fact, so constant Is his hospitality that
in certain houses ii is impossible
to pay visit 1T any time of the year
without finding one Of these young
brothers reposing amid the fat of the
land. and doubtless indulging in
pleasant spiritual communion with the
daughters of the mansion. Something
i'm this system of household ministers
of religion reminds one Of the welcome
aud reverence said 20 be extended in
the east TO the priests. who take up
their residence indefinitely and are
treated rs visible incarnations of the
Deity. whose appetites IL j. meritorious
10 satisfy. ~ LOnQmans Magazine.
Napoleon After Waterloo.
Whether any course was open To
Napoleon after the disaster at Water
loo other than that which he adopted.
second abdication. Is certainly very
doubtful. Had he taken the precau-
ton TO dissolve the chamber before
setting out on the campaign, lac prob
ably could have rallied the nation and
protracted the struggle. But the cham
bers were unfricndly; any parliament-
airy body is naturally nnfricndly 20
military despotism, and. at that junct-
ure, nothing less than military dcs-
potism could possibly have saved
France from the calamity of the res
toration of the Bourbons by foreign
bayonets. Hence, unless Napoleon
should execute new comp detdt.
there was nothing for him but abdi-
cation.
On the 10Th of July, 1915, Napoleon
surrendered himself on board the
British man-of-war Bellerophon. OF
his appearance and bodily condition
during the two months of his stay on
this vessel we have an interesting ac-
count I'm tho narrative of Captain
Maitland, who commanded the ship
Maitland describes him as "a remark.
ably strong, well-built man, about
five feet seven inches high. his limbs
particularly well formed, with fine
ankle and very small foot. of which
he seemed rather vain, as he always
wore, while on board the ship. silk
stockings and shoes. His hands were
also very small. and had the plump
ness OF woman's rather than the rO-
business Of mau's. His eyes light
gray, teeth good. and when he smiled.
the expression Of his cOuntenance was
highly pleasing; when under the inilu-
ence of disappointment. however, il
assumed dark, gloomy cast, His
hair was of dark brown, nearly APP
preaching black, and, though little
thin on the top and front, had not a
gray hair among il. His complexion
was n very uncommon one. being Of
light. sallow color. differing from any
one ever met with. From his having
hccome cornulent no had lost much ~